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Yes me too. Dune was wonderful in all its incarnations, so it'll be interesting to see what he does with it.
What film did you watch last night?
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Solo. 7/10
Easily the weakest of the 3rd era of Star Wars movies. It feels like a movie-by-the-numbers creation. There's some spectacle, some nice visuals, and hat-tips to the other films but it doesn't do enough to either make the story or the characters work. Still, it's nice to see Nico Rosberg finding his feet in his post-F1 career.
Easily the weakest of the 3rd era of Star Wars movies. It feels like a movie-by-the-numbers creation. There's some spectacle, some nice visuals, and hat-tips to the other films but it doesn't do enough to either make the story or the characters work. Still, it's nice to see Nico Rosberg finding his feet in his post-F1 career.
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Friday: Commuter - 4/10. Standard Neeson chaff that he churns out in his sleep these days. Nothing original about it and bad guy spotted in the opening 10 minutes. 100 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Saturday: Savage Streets - 6/10. An oldie from 1984, never actually watched it before only discovered after hearing one of Linda Blair's soundbites ("Pity you're not double jointed...") worked into a Pertubator music track. Essentially a revenge movie but quite hard going, most of the first hour and a bit is just the build up with high school teens being bitchy to each other, the guys are stereotype jocks/oafs and the girls bitchy size-queens. If watching with the GF or missus be advised a fair bit of full frontal female nudity and a quite graphic rape scene, the latter even had me squirming a bit. The revenge section when it comes is quite satisfying though. A reminder that early to mid 80's America had its seedy side, not all Tron and good natured Grease type gangs going around.
Saturday: Savage Streets - 6/10. An oldie from 1984, never actually watched it before only discovered after hearing one of Linda Blair's soundbites ("Pity you're not double jointed...") worked into a Pertubator music track. Essentially a revenge movie but quite hard going, most of the first hour and a bit is just the build up with high school teens being bitchy to each other, the guys are stereotype jocks/oafs and the girls bitchy size-queens. If watching with the GF or missus be advised a fair bit of full frontal female nudity and a quite graphic rape scene, the latter even had me squirming a bit. The revenge section when it comes is quite satisfying though. A reminder that early to mid 80's America had its seedy side, not all Tron and good natured Grease type gangs going around.
Watched this yesterday based on your review, and wow, brilliant. So much better than a lot of the dross Hollywood pumps out
A deserved 8/10
Also watched Beware of Mr Baker
A compelling biopic of Ginger Baker, one of the best drummers of all time.
I'm pretty sure he was bonkers before he started consuming massive amounts of heroin, cocaine and LSD
Gripping from start to finish 8/10
Shot Caller.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633690/
Fairly good, though my interest did subside a little now and again.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633690/
Fairly good, though my interest did subside a little now and again.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - 7/10
A light-hearted and entertaining story from the Star Wars universe.
The plot is predictable and the film lacks that spark of greatness, but it’s still a fun adventure with a good cast of familiar and new characters.
Good acting, great music, and superb special effects throughout that really bring the film to life, although the editing between some of the scenes is a bit abrupt.
A light-hearted and entertaining story from the Star Wars universe.
The plot is predictable and the film lacks that spark of greatness, but it’s still a fun adventure with a good cast of familiar and new characters.
Good acting, great music, and superb special effects throughout that really bring the film to life, although the editing between some of the scenes is a bit abrupt.
The Cell - Part bizzare and visually intriguing thriller, part terrible Jenifer Lopez vehicle. Worth a watch for the visuals but otherwise seems like a waste of good ideas.
There is one particularly dumb and pointless scene near the start with Lopez shown smoking weed in her house and showing off her body... just totally gratuitous. The film’s resolution of plot is also deeply annoying and makes the better aspects of the film redundant.
Still, worth a watch just for the intriguing, non-sensical visuals. Also, Vince Vaughn is fairly decent in his straight faced role.
5/10
There is one particularly dumb and pointless scene near the start with Lopez shown smoking weed in her house and showing off her body... just totally gratuitous. The film’s resolution of plot is also deeply annoying and makes the better aspects of the film redundant.
Still, worth a watch just for the intriguing, non-sensical visuals. Also, Vince Vaughn is fairly decent in his straight faced role.
5/10
Geostorm 2/10
And it only gets that high of rating because I am in a good mood right now. I really like disaster moves and, usually, can let a lot of things slide when watching them. But, Geostorm, has no redeeming features at all. Terrible acting, No likable characters. No Characters that you love to hate either. No sense of danger, no tension. By the end of the movie I was hoping the storm would win and wipe the whole lot out. The director had one chance to save the movie, well maybe save is the wrong word to use. The director had one chance to stop the movie been a complete and utter train wreck but He chickened out. See Spoiler.
My advice, don't ever watch it. Not even if you like watching bad movies. It's instantly forgettable.
And it only gets that high of rating because I am in a good mood right now. I really like disaster moves and, usually, can let a lot of things slide when watching them. But, Geostorm, has no redeeming features at all. Terrible acting, No likable characters. No Characters that you love to hate either. No sense of danger, no tension. By the end of the movie I was hoping the storm would win and wipe the whole lot out. The director had one chance to save the movie, well maybe save is the wrong word to use. The director had one chance to stop the movie been a complete and utter train wreck but He chickened out. See Spoiler.
He should have killed off Gerard Butler's character at the end. He should have been blown up with the station.
My advice, don't ever watch it. Not even if you like watching bad movies. It's instantly forgettable.
the film is bad but the visuals are pretty good.
Watched game night , guessed what was going to happen in the first 10 minutes or so so pretty predictable but all the same it was an. Enjoyable film, easy to watch and some good funny bits. Not something I'd watch again but something I'd recommend.. 7/10
GOing to give this a go this week
Alison on amazon prime. I won't score it as it's difficult to judge as it's more documentary but what a horrendous ordeal that lady went thru.
The rapist/attempted murderer should have had his bits hit with a hammer after that till they looked like mince and then every finger and toe for his comment at the end.
Hope they end their days in prison
The rapist/attempted murderer should have had his bits hit with a hammer after that till they looked like mince and then every finger and toe for his comment at the end.
Hope they end their days in prison